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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02

ALBANY, N. y, Aug. 26.-The races in
the second day of the grand circuit meet
ing 1925 class, purse $1,000, Atlantic /,
White Sox 2. time 2;2214; freefo all
PAGERS, purse $1,000, Gossip, jr. /, Jennie
Lynd 2, time Ply; 2:27 class, purse $1,000,
Belle Ogle l, Grey Light q time 2:234
Miss Myrtle Peek drove her team running,
mile in 1;5l14, beating all previous rec
ords.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
The Bids for the Manchester Federal
Building

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Bids have been
opened by the supervising architect of the
treasury for labor, material, masonry,
floors and roof for the federal building al
Manchester, n. II. The bidders were
Oliver f, Getting Of Lexington, Vi, sl3S,.
$50; Head &; D0wst u Manchester, tl27,-
Is5; Cressey g. Noyes Of Boston, sl27 ,975 :;
Mead, Mason SS Co. of Concord, $119,57s :
Clinton d Smith OF MiddlebGro, for mar
bic, Sl2 AS for gran;te 300 4+S
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02

MANCHESTER, Aug. 2S.-Marden +. Bar
nard, former well known business man
of this city, was probably accidentally was
drowned IN Lake Massabesic on the night
of the 23d ms
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
Diamond Robbery at Rye Beach.

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Aug. &c There
was an extensive robbery at the Farragut
house, Rye Beach, Monday evening. A
lady lost diamonds worth several thousand
dollars, and several other persons suffered
small losses. Detectives are working, but
there is no clue
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
HOamer Beats Kennedy,

WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. 26.-George
Hosmer beat J. w. Kennedy of Quincy,
Ill, in a three mills race for $3.50 side on
Lake Quinsigamond this evening. He
gave Kennedy 20 seconds start.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
THE SHARP CASE.


New York, Aug. 27-There was no
new move to-day by the lawyers tor the
prosecution or defence in the case of
Jacob Sharp, and the matter will rest
until Wednesday, September !, when the
extraordinary session of the general term
will be held. The court will consist of
Justices Daniels Barnard ard Brady. The
members of Mr.. Sharp's counsel have
given up their intention of asking Judge
Potter to admit Sharp to bail until after
the appeal has been argued
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02

CINCINNATI, Aug 21.-John j. Scully,
late infirmary director, who was indicted
some months ago for misrepresentation of
of public money and has been in Canada
ever since, to-day surrendered himself,
pleaded not guilty and went to jail until
he can give bail
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
Hold Carriers Ordered to Strike

CHICAGO, Aug. 2s,-All the hod carriers
in Chicago, working for less than stand
ard wages, were to-day under paineof ex-
pulsion ordered by the union to strike to
morrow unless they were accorded full
prices.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
Two Men Drowned

MACHIAs, Me, Aug. 26.-J. s. Noyes of
.1onesboro and another young man left in
a boat this morning for Jonesport. The
sails fouled and both men were thrown
overheard and drowned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02

RoCKLAND, Ne, Aug. 2S.-The appoint
ment of Capt. H. G. Borstel of this city to
the United States consulship at Pernam-
buco, Brazil, pleases the democrats here
ana the business men generally, regard
less of politics.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
THE FIRE RECORD.
A Large Lumber Mill at Hoiyoke Burns
Loss $4,000,

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Aug 2S,-The Con
necticut River lumber mill at Hoyoke,
with machinery and contents were burned
early this morning Loss $45, 900, insured.
About lao men were employed, and the
pay roll was $4,000 month.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
GladstOne's Resolution NeCatiyed.

LONDON, Aug. 26-After considerable
debate in the House of Commons Glad
stones resolution introduced last evening
was negativeu PIP to 1874.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02

ELMIRA, n. Y, Aug. 2G-The water
was rough at Watkins to-day. The races
are postponed until September and
Z All the oarsmen promised to be pres
emit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
Bridge Works in Ohio Burned.

CLEVELAND, Aug. 2s.-The extensive
bridge works Of Morse g. Gros at Youngs-
town were burned this morning. Three
hundred men were employed, Loss $780,
600.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
MARITIME Appeals from Judge Peters De-
CisiOn.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-The district at
torney today served a notice of appeal
from Judge Potter's decision granting a
stay in the Sharp case. The appeal will
be argued September Z.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
Fairchild and whitney to ttend the Fair

BANGOR, Me, Aug, 26-Secretary Fair
child, wife and child will arrive at Bar
Harbor August 30. He has accepted an
invitation TO accompany Secretary Whit
ney and wife to the Eastern Maine fair
Wednesday the 3lst.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02

LONDON, Aug. 2G.-The excursion yacht
Monarch capsized in a squali in the Brit
ish channel to-day and 10 persons were
drowned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02

WAsHINGToN, Aug 2S.-John H. Line
han has been appointed postmaster at
Island Pond.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02
1GHorses Burned at Hnnter,s Point.

New YORK, Aug. 2S-At Hunters Point
this evening several buildings and a stable
with l6 horses were burned. They were
owned by j. G. Provost; loss $50, 900, un-
insured. Priugle & Doyce, mAchinists,
lose $40 600
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06

fiuences of its agencies. just little at
tention to these matters viii be the means
of saving many dollars In the farmers
lifetime.
Pretol, a celebrated French veterinary
surgeon. considers that we carry the
grooming of horses TO excess, and to
make them delicate. He does not adj
vocate neglect of cleanliness. but thinks
that too much excitement Of the skin
makes the horses susceptible TO catching
diseases by destroying the equilibrium
which ought to reign between the
functions There is little doubt that
many of our city horses are injured by
being pampered and over groomed.
Few men of discretion, observes the
Hu,6undman, fail to appreciate the ad-
vantage of a regular rest day, one IN
seven. The farmer values 1t for himself
and for his work animals. The reasons
for it, aside from religious considerations,
are many and weighty. This respite Tor
one day in seven gives an elasticity and
vigor that produces better results IN work
than comes from the slavish drag and
drudgery of the life that is borne down
by a constant. uninterrupted burden.
When horses have been idle some time,
as they too often are on many farms, 1t
requires careful feeding to get them In
condition for working 1t is not uncom-
mon to grain heavily, thus overlooking
stomachs weakened by poor or insult
ficient food, and making bad matter
worse. A horse is not fitted but rather
untitled for work by being fed a peck of
oats just before This is task for his
stomach which requires most of his
strength. If driven or worked hard be-
sides the horse will be thrown into diar-
rhpa, getting rid of the loads on the
stomach not only without receiving any
strength from it, but making it source
of positive weakness.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06
Points ofExperiments.

Experiments of uncommon interest
were made by the West of England So
cietv on twenty-Onc farms, in thirteen
different and distant counties, to test in
broad fields the results attained on a
small scale at ROthamsted and Woburn.
Dr. Lawe's teachings have been cOrrob-
grated wholly, so far as these trials went.
They show that o. a good clover crop
renders artificial manureS unnecessary and
Improbable. (2) But after grain crops
or bare fallow heterogeneous manure be-
comes profitable. (3) Mineral manures
alone have given poor results, but are
useful with nitrogen. az AS means of
supplying this, nitrate of soda has done
rather better than sulphate Of ammonia.
90 No application of barnyard manure
has equaled the artificial manures, when
considered wholly in the one first year
of application. co. The influence of
lining remains variable and uncertain.
CO Wheat especially requires nitrogen.
The formidable clOver-sickness which
has been puzzle to everybody is said to
be likely to become preventable through
Miss OrmerOd's entomologic researches
A complete series of observations are to
be made on this point during the season.
-Ncl0 York IriJatne.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06
Uncle Sans Money Orders.

The Money Order Department of the
Now York Postotfice opens at 10 A. NJ.
There is always a rush at the opening,
and the line of applicants waiting fo1
money orders and postal notes stretches
along the entire length of the room and
out of the doors into the corridor. An
officer does his best to expedite matters
by inquiring of each his or her particular
business. Inside the railing John Fran
cisco scratches away with his pen
like mad. Having filed out the money
order or postal note, he fills out blank
with the amount of order or note and
the fee. which blank he hands to the APP
plicant.
The latter takes it to the next window,
where he hands in the money and the
blank and receives from the t-ller the
order or note. Matters are expedited now
bv making the postal note payable at any
money order office in the l nited States
The linn itation of postal notes to sums
under So makes a great deal OF writing
and also much trouble for remltters.
Very few persons have occasion to send
81. 80 through the mail, while very many
wish to remit S. at time. The latter
are obliged to get an order for 81. SO and
inclose a cent with 1t.
About 300 persons apply each day Tor
money orders and postal notes.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06
AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
To Tell the Age Of a Horse

To Tell the Age Of a Horse.
To tell the age OF any horse,
Inspect the lower jaw, Of course:
The sixth front tooth the tale VIII tell,
And every doubt and fear expel.
Two middle ''nippers7 you behold
Before the colt Is two weeks old.
Before eight weeks two more will come;
Eight months the corners cut the gum.
The outside grooves VIII disappear
From middle two in just one year.
JnItwo wears from the second pair;
InEthree the corners, too, are bare.
At two the middle 'tnippers' drop;
At three the second PAIR can't stop.
When four years old the third pair goes;
At five q full new set he shows.
The deep black spots which pass from view
At six years from the middle two.
The second pair at seven years;
At eight the spot each corner" clears.
From middle 'nippers' upper jaw
At nine the black spots will withdraw.
The second pair at ten are white:
Eleven finds the corners light.
AS time goes on, the horsemen know,
The oval teeth three sided grow;
They longer get, project before
TIL twenty, when We know no more.
Toronto Truth.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06
Making Tea

But not many days ago found new
and better way of making tea, and that
the tea question should ever be stirred
up and need settling once again surprised
me. Mothers ways of making it had
seemed unquestionable at first: One tea
spoonful of tea, one cupful of boiling
water; stepped, not boiled, five minutes.
But night after night there f1oated on my
husbands cup one, two or dozen tiny
particles of stem and leaf, until strain
er there must be, but, GA pretty silver
one, u said, "And 1 will wait till Christ
mas" Then came my best of husbands
to the rescue with a mild suggestion;
for he is long-suffering, and neither de-
mands Improvements nor finds fault with
present methods in my housekeeping.
He proposed teaching me his mothers
way of making tea. 1t was to use the
same proportion as before, but not to
pour the whole amount of boiling water
on the leaves until they have first
stepped in just enough to cover them,
three minutes Then add the amount of
water required, and serve. If the water
really boils there will be no ''foaters."
By the new rule, found in our daily
paper, tea is made with cold water and
is intended to be used iced in tumblers.
But accidentally we have discovered
that it makes superior hot tea also.
Four or five hours before using, pour
one cupful of cold water over a tea
spoonful of tea leaves. At tea time
strain and serve as iced tea, or heated
in the teapot. The stralning before
heating gives unusual delicacy to the
favor. - Good Housekeeping.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06
Living Under Water.

The length of time during which a
person can live under water, without the
aid of any diving apparatus, is Ques-
ton in dispute among scientific men.
Some travellers have told marvellous
stories of the natives of Eastern countries
who were able to stay ten, or even
fifteen, minutes under water, but there
can be no doubt that these are absurd
exaggerations 1t is we'll known that
the ordinary divers for coral, sponge and
pearl-oysters do not remain under more
than two minutes, and the men fish
who exhibit in the museums do not eX
ceed two minutes and half.
The doctors differ in their opinion as
to the time at which death comes in
drowning. Some say in three minutes,
others in five, but none set longer time
than this, except the drowning person
faints, when respiration and animation
cease.
A Frenchman, named Lacassagne, has
been for some time studying this subject,
and the results of his experiments and
observations are given IN the Rotue
Sciontifque. The man upon whom he
experimental was a famous Hungarian
swimmer named James, who, among
other exploits, once swan from Calais to
Dover, and had remained under water
for four minutes and fourteen seconds.
Before diving, it was observed he first
expelled all the air from his lungs, and
then took a long breath. After he had
been under water for a minute his heart
beats became slow, irregular and feeble.
After two minutes and thirtyseven
seconds there was a rush of blood to the
head, and his eyes appeared sunken:
Still he continued to breathe amply and
regularly at the rate of twenty resplra-
tions minute, while at the same time
the observer noticed that the abdominal
cavity diminished greatly in size.
NJ. Lacassagne believes from this, and
from the fact that James was cOntinu-
allv swallowing his saliva, that IN draw
ing the long breath at first, he Slc0i(0eoed
a Guantity Of air, and that the ordinary
respiratory channels being closed, he
takes into his lungs the air contained in
his stomach, and from thence again
taken, somewhat purified, into his lungs.
That is, in other words, he makes of his
stomach reservoir for air, fact which,
if true, will account for his ability to re-
main for such an extraordinary time I'M
der water. This process, which the
diver performs instinctively and me
chanically. NJ Lacassagne believes can
and should be learned by all swimmers,
as giving them u far greater endurance
under the surface than they now possess.
-Y0ttK'S COnp0HiOR.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
Nice Curtains

Pretty curtains for bedroom may be
made OF linen scrim in this way: Make
the curtains long enough 20 allow of a
deep hem, top and bottom Hem also
the front edge of each Take large
spool and mark with lead pencil two
circles slightly overlapping each other
in alternate groups for a border on the
hem Three smaller circles may be used
in each group if preferred Choose
wash embroidery silk of any two colors
that will go well together and harmon
ize with the prevailing tones in the room
such as blue and gold, red and olive,
or brown and pink. Work the circles
in outline stitch, and suspend the cur
tains from small rods. 1t is best TO
scald the silk before using, as this will
prevent the colors from running when
the curtains are washed. A more elab-
crate curtain which may be used in a
parlor, can have the circles scattered all
over it.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06
Recipes.

LEMON CAKES Three fourths of a
pound Of flour and two ounces of butter
rubbed together in dry state; then add
three fourths of pound of white sugar,
the Juice and rind of one lemon and one
egg. Bake IN small cakes on a tin.
MoLAssEs COOKIES. ---One cupful of
butter, two cupfuls of molasses, one
teaspoonful Of cloves, one teaspoonful of
ginger, sufficient flour to make a stiff
batter not dough Mold with the
hands into small cakes and bake in a
steady rather than quick oven, as they
are apt to burn.
SALMON SALADS. TO a can of salmon
take eight or ten stalks of celery; cut
the celery into small pieces and mix
with the salmon, which should also be
picked into small bits; sprinkle over a
little salt and very little pepper, and
pour on some good vinegar. A small
onion may be added if desired.
DRIED PEA SOUP Soak the peas
over night, using quart of water to
each quart of peas, and putting in about
a teaspoonful of soda to soften them
wash them off in the morning and put
them in fresh water and boil till tender;
boil with pound and a half OF salt pork
or beef; lift the peas out and mash
through colander. putting back the
paste without the skins; salt and pepper
to taste, and boil up well again.
CHICKEN PIE.---Joint the chicken,
which should be young; boil them till
nearly tender in just sufficient water to
cover them; take them out of the liquor
and lay them in a pudding dish lined
with pie crust, and to each layer of
chickens put three or four thin slices of
pork, or couple of ounces of butter
cut into small bits; season each layer
we'll with pepper and salt, and dredge
-four over the top, and then turn in the
liquor in which the chicken was stewed,
till you can Just see it at the top; cover
it with pie crust, cut slit in the centre,
and ornament with strips of pastry.
Bake in quick oven for about an hour.
WAFFLEs. -Waffles should be made
quickly and beaten thoroughly. AL
wavs add the whites of the eggs just
before baking. Butter is much nicer
than lard for shortening. Never use
sugar for waffle batter, as it tends to
make them heavy and tough. Waffle
batter should be very thin. To make
good waff1es, take one pint of butter
milk. one teaspoonlul Of soda, one table
spoonful of melted butter, one teacup
of flour, the yolk of four eggs and q
small pinch of salt; beat the whites
separately to a stiff froth, and add them
the last thing. Have the waftfe-tlns
we'll creased and very hot, pour in the
batter and bake brown. When taken
I'D spread with butter and keep warm.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06
Feeding ButtermiIk to Pigs.

Buttermilk is highly heterogeneous
food, containing, as it does, about one
part nitrogen to two parts carbon-the
proportion of nitrogen being twice as
much as necessary for profitable feeding,
that is to feed it without waste. Corn
meal on the other hand, is highly car
bonaceOus, containing eight to nine parts
carbon to one part nitrogen. 1t is at
least twice as carbOnaceOus as it should
be for feeding growing pigs, just as but
termilk is too heterogeneous. Now due
admixture of these two feeds will proper
ly balance the ration and secure the
greatest economy both in preventing
waste and providing the greatest amount
of nutriment. In feeding pigs at the
Wisconsin agricultural experimental sta
ton the rule has been to allow one pound
of cOrnmeal to every gallon of butter
milk This leaves the ration still strong
in the nitrOgenous element necessary to
promote growth. As the pigs advance
in size and fat is more desirable than
growth, more cornmeal is added. This
makes the food more carbonaceous and
causes the hogs to lay on more fat.
In some experiments made at the
Massachusetts agricultural experimental
station counting corn meal at SIS per
ton and buttermilk at IS cents per 100
pounds-it was found that pound OF
pork, fed at first on slOp, made of 12
ounces Of corn meal for every gallon of
buttermilk, cost but 4 6 cents; but that
after gradually increasing the corn meal
until it reached within a fraction of two
pounds of the meal to each gallon of the
buttcrmilk. the cost of making a pound
Of pork amounted to 5.73 cents. This
latter was in the coolest part of the
winter, and it was thought that the
difference in temperature Fequiring, as
it did, 4 more carbOnaceous food &C
counted in a great measure for the diff
ference in the cost of the pork.-BaIti-
mere SIN.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06
Farm and Garden Notes.

Hogs should always have dry and
warm place to lie in They do not want
great mass of straw, in which they will
crawl to get hot and steam, and then
when they come out get chilled, but an
armful of straw to remain a day or two
and then to be thrown out and mixed
with the manure.
In the course of advice to small dairy
men, a writer says that butter made from
perfectly sweet cream will not retain its
keeping qualities as that where the cream
is allowed to become slightly acid. 1t
should be kept thoroughly stirred while
gathering enough for churning, and
churned at temperature of sixty de-
grees in winter and fifty eight degrees
IN summer
There is no animal on the farm that
more appreciates dry clean quarters than
a pig. They will thrive better, fatten
faster, be more healthy, and make better
food if cared for as they ought to be. 1t
is proper enough to allow them to run
on the horse manure where large guam
titles of bedding arc used, but requiring
them to wallow in filth is downright
cruelty.
When farming tools are not in use
they should be housed and protected
from the we ther, and yet how negligent
are many farmers in this regard, leaving
valuable implements exposed for weeks
to the weather and the destructive IL
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06

A Michigan girl surprised t:ief IN
a barn and chased him with pitchlork
until he dropped the harness he had
stolen. 1t is reported that she is receiv-
ing an average of fifteen offers OF mar
riage week.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06
He Saws So Himself.

s'That must be man of great mind,
Jack"
why so, Bill?'
Because he's always saying I've a
great mind'-to do this and that and
every other thing" = Kentucky State
Journal.
The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-12-06

The Scottish Order OF the Thistle re-
ceived its warrant from N IS VII, OF
Scotland, in 16s7-iust 200 years ago,